The boy wondered why the sky was blue.

Meaning: This sentence shows the boy's curiosity about the natural phenomenon of the sky's color. It's like saying, The boy thought deeply about the reason why the sky appears blue.

Choice of Words: Boy refers to a young male person. Wondered means to think about something in a curious or thoughtful way. Why is a question word used to ask about the reason for something. Sky refers to the upper part of the Earth's atmosphere. Blue refers to the color of the sky on a clear day.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Why is it?
• Why did you do that?
• Why did you do it?
• The owl explained why fighting was bad.
• Wolf angrily asked, "Why so proud?"
• Try to understand why someone thinks the way they do.
• He did not know why.
• The children wondered where the ball had gone.
• He wondered if there was life on other planets.
• I wondered if anyone lived there.